Chateau Pierrefonds  

In 1902, the local notary Mr. Joseph-Adolphe Chauret had a large residence built in Sainte-Geneviève de Pierrefonds.  The architecture of this residence was a “repliqua” of the Pierrefonds Castle in Picardie, France.  In 1940, M. Louis-Pierre Lemonnier bought the home and converted it a pastry shop. In 1960, Mrs Pauline Potvin-White transforms this impressive home in a pediatric center and nursing school.  Many people today still remember this and know of many children that were born here.

In 1987, while looking for a home to place his aging parents, M. Alfred Laplante bought this prestigious residence and converts it into a seniors’ residence with 17 rooms.  In 1991, M. Laplante builds an extension and it becomes a 55 rooms residence.  On a freezing cold winter night, on February 22^nd 1993, a massive fire destroys the entire residence.  The Château Pierrefonds is slowly rebuilt while respecting as much as possible its original appearance. A year later, on February 1st 1994, along with his daughter Monique, Alfred Laplante proudly re-opens the Château Pierrefonds with 63 rooms.

In 2003, M. Alfred Laplante’s life is tragically ended when the plane he’s in crashes on its way to a fishing trip in Labrador.  The Château Pierrefonds is from then on, under the direction of Monique and Pierre Laplante, M. Laplantes’ children.  Under the management of these two siblings, the second generation, with fresh ideas and grand expectations, the Château Pierrefonds flourishes.

In 2004 the Château Pierrefonds receives two “Roses d’Or”, ultimate honor given, at that time, by the FADOQ.  In 2007, the Château Pierrefonds becomes the first senior’s residence to be certified in Québec and in 2012, the FADOQ honors the Château Pierrefonds again by giving them 5 seals for the « Qualité Logi-être” program, the highest distinction given in this quality control program.

Throughout the years since 2003, the Château Pierrefonds has undergone many renovation projects such as all the bathrooms, the activity rooms, the dining room, etc.  In 2013, the Château Pierrefonds weathered its biggest expansion project ever and went from 63 rooms to 118.  Among these 118 rooms, two special units of 12 rooms each were created for residents suffering from dementia such as Alzheimer’ disease: the Alfred Laplante Pavilion and the Oasis.

During its 30 years of existence, the Château Pierrefonds has had many memorable anecdotes: in 1992, there was the first marriage ceremony between residents; in 1998, one of our seniors celebrated her 100^th birthday and in 2004, a television show was filmed in the residence.

May 30th, 2019 was a very memorable date for the Château Pierrefonds team.  On this date the Chateau Pierrefonds won two trophies in the 2019 Accolades competition of the West Island of Montreal Chamber of commerce. This annual contest celebrates excellence and leadership amongst the West Island businesses.  The Chateau Pierrefonds in the categories: “Consumer services” and “Francization”.

No doubt the future of the Chateau Pierrefonds will be just as exciting.  This business is in full expansion with a motivated and ambitious team.